Eadwearda

Eadwearda is a feminine given name used in modern historical fiction and fantasy to evoke an Anglo-Saxon setting. It is presented as a female form of the male name Eadweard (the Old English equivalent of Edward), though its historical attestation outside fictional works is not established. The name is often employed to convey nobility, guardianship, or martial leadership within imagined medieval worlds.

The name is typically analyzed as combining the Old English elements ead, meaning wealth or fortune, and weard, meaning guardian or keeper. The addition of the modern feminine ending -a is a literary convention rather than a late antique spelling; earlier forms would not have recorded such a feminine variant.

In published novels, game settings, and role-playing campaigns, Eadwearda is used to name female characters who hold positions of authority, protection, or strategic importance. The form is not widely attested in surviving medieval records and is primarily found in later recreations or fictional worlds.

It may appear alongside or as a feminine variant of Eadweard, with modern adaptations such as Eadwarda, Edwarta, or Edwara. See also Edward, Old English names, and Anglo-Saxon onomastics for broader context.